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Researchers find new therapy benefits stroke patientsCanadian researchers have completed an international randomized controlled trial showing that a clot retrieval procedure, known as endovascular treatment (ET), can dramatically improve patient outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke. The study, led by researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), shows a dramatic improvement in outcomes and a reduction in deaths from stroke. The results of this study were published in the Feb. 11 online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-therapy-benefits-patients.html
CardiologyWed, 11 Feb 2015 17:00:01 EDTnews342883939Drug targets identified through cell line to potentially treat rare pediatric cancerA team of investigators at the Cumming School of Medicine have made key new findings about an extremely rare childhood cancer called neurocutaneous melanocytosis (NCM). This malignant cancer is characterized by an excessive growth of melanin-producing cells in both the skin and the brain. The study's authors found potential drug targets for the disease by using a molecular analysis of patient tumour cells grown in animal models.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-drug-cell-line-potentially-rare.html
CancerWed, 21 Jan 2015 09:10:00 EDTnews341053593BPA and BPS affect embryonic brain development in zebrafishBisphenol A, known as BPA, is produced in massive quantities around the world for use in consumer products, including household plastics. In response to public concerns, many manufacturers have replaced BPA with a chemical called bisphenol S (BPS), which is often labeled as "BPA-free" and presumed to be safer.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-bpa-bps-affect-embryonic-brain.html
Medical researchMon, 12 Jan 2015 15:00:12 EDTnews340283902University of Calgary research leads to brain cancer clinical trialResearchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute (SACRI) have made a discovery that could prolong the life of people living with glioblastoma – the most aggressive type of brain cancer. Samuel Weiss, PhD, Professor and Director of the HBI, and Research Assistant Professor Artee Luchman, PhD, and colleagues, published their work today in Clinical Cancer Research, which is leading researchers to start a human phase I/II clinical trial as early as Spring 2015.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-university-calgary-brain-cancer-clinical.html
CancerTue, 14 Oct 2014 11:10:01 EDTnews332501541Research study analyzes the best exercise for obese youthsWhat exercise program can best fight the "epidemic" of teen obesity? According to a study published in the JAMA Pediatrics, by combining aerobic exercise with resistance training.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-obese-youths.html
PediatricsMon, 22 Sep 2014 16:00:04 EDTnews330602892Researchers unlock new mechanism in pain managementIt's in the brain where we perceive the unpleasant sensations of pain, and researchers have long been examining how calcium channels in the brain and peripheral nervous system contribute to the development of chronic pain conditions.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-mechanism-pain.html
NeuroscienceWed, 03 Sep 2014 13:23:27 EDTnews328969399Scientists discover a new way to enhance nerve growth following injuryNew research published today out of the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) uncovers a mechanism to promote growth in damaged nerve cells as a means to restore connections after injury. Dr. Doug Zochodne and his team have discovered a key molecule that directly regulates nerve cell growth in the damaged nervous system. His study was published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, with lead authors Drs. Kim Christie and Anand Krishnan.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-scientists-nerve-growth-injury.html
NeuroscienceTue, 22 Apr 2014 05:00:05 EDTnews317357119Cancer researchers test their homes for radonCancer researchers and clinicians are testing their homes for radon gas this month in an effort to bring awareness to the cancer-causing radioactive gas that could be lurking in the homes of Canadians.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-cancer-homes-radon.html
CancerThu, 23 Jan 2014 06:20:01 EDTnews309679367Researchers discover how heart arrhythmia occursResearchers have discovered the fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-heart-arrhythmia.html
CardiologySun, 19 Jan 2014 13:01:38 EDTnews309358742Extensive use of antibiotics in agriculture creating public health crisis, researcher saysCiting an overabundance in the use of antibiotics by the agriculture and aquaculture industries that poses a threat to public health, economics professor Aidan Hollis has proposed a solution in the form of user fees on the non-human use of antibiotics.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-extensive-antibiotics-agriculture-health-crisis.html
HealthWed, 25 Dec 2013 17:00:01 EDTnews307175528Bacterium infecting cystic fibrosis patients genetically evolves to live in lungs and evade antibiotic treatmentsThe bacterium that's the most important pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has genetically evolved and adapted to survive in CF-infected lungs and evade antibiotic treatments, scientists from the University of Ottawa and the University of Calgary have shown.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-bacterium-infecting-cystic-fibrosis-patients.html
Medical researchThu, 12 Dec 2013 09:09:22 EDTnews306061753New study clarifies concerns regarding commonly used anti-nausea drug ondansetronFor the past two years, warnings regarding the possible link between a commonly used anti-nausea and vomiting drug ondansetron and heart arrhythmias have been a source of uncertainty in emergency departments. New research from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Calgary's Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute helps to clarify the actual risk of ondansetron administration and cardiac arrhythmias in both children and adults. The study is published in the December issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-commonly-anti-nausea-drug-ondansetron.html
MedicationsMon, 09 Dec 2013 09:39:07 EDTnews305804325Blunting brain tumor growth with immune activationResearchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) have made a discovery that could lead to better treatment for patients suffering from brain cancer.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-blunting-brain-tumor-growth-immune.html
NeuroscienceSun, 08 Dec 2013 13:00:01 EDTnews305724992Healthy, full-term babies use a different stress hormone than their motherA University of Calgary researcher has identified how a steroid hormone may indicate infant distress during labour and delivery. The study, published by PLOS ONE this month, suggests that a full-term, healthy baby preferentially secretes a different stress hormone than its mother does. That stress hormone, corticosterone, has not been previously studied in human development.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-healthy-full-term-babies-stress-hormone.html
Medical researchMon, 17 Jun 2013 09:14:35 EDTnews290679260Brain research shows two parents may be better than oneA team of researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) have discovered that adult brain cell production might be determined, in part, by the early parental environment. The study suggests that dual parenting may be more beneficial than single parenting.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-brain-parents.html
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